Effects of 5-fluorouracil on flexor tendon repair

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 242-251

  Moran, Steven L ^a,b   Ryan, Charlotte K ^a   Orlando, Greg S ^a   Pratt, Christine E ^a   Michalko, Karl B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Flexor tendons; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034024867     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.jhsu25a0242     Document Type: Article

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